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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1896

367 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 4 of 19

Model Farm

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 5 March 1896 · page 8

Mr. W. S. Campbell, of the Department of Mines and Agriculture, was in town yesterday in reference to the proposed model form. He end Mr. J. Gillies, M.P., were in…

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London Wool Sales. Business Animated

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 March 1896 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday.—At the London wool sales to-day business generally was very animated. The present series close on the 21st of the…

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The Special Wool Rates. Newcastle to Participate

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 March 1896 · page 4

WHEN a deputation from Newcastle waited upon the Premier some little time ago in reference to the application of special railway rates for the carriage of wool to Sydney for…

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Wool

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 March 1896 · page 3

The arrivals of wool at the two local sheds for the present season amount to 53,951 bales, as against 71,095 bales for the corresponding period of last season. The…

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Frozen Butter, &c

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 March 1896 · page 3

Messrs. M'Ilwraith, M'Eacharn, and Co., Limited, under date London, 31st January, report:—"Butter: Since our last report the shipments from the other side have been—…

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London Wool Sales. Competition Spirited

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 March 1896 · page 4

LONDON, Tuesday.—At the London wool sales to-day a good selection was offered and competition was very spirited. Prices were unchanged…

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London Wool Sales. Market Active

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 March 1896 · page 4

LONDON, Tuesday.—At the London Wool sales to-day the demand for all classes was active, and prices were maintained…

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London Wool Sales. Market Exceedingly Firm

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 March 1896 · page 4

LONDON, Wednesday.—At the London wool auction sales to-day the tone of the market was extremely firm. Prices for medium merino classes are…

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Wool

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 March 1896 · page 3

The arrivals of wool at the two local woolsheds to date of the present season amount to 71,686 bales, as against 54,240 bales for the corresponding period last season. The…

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London Wool Sales. High Prices

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 16 March 1896 · page 5

LONDON, Friday.—At the colonial wool auction sales to-day the bidding was animated, and the prices realised were the highest of the series…

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London Wool Sales. Improvement Maintained

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 18 March 1896 · page 5

LONDON, Monday.—At the London wool auction sales to-day competition was eager for crossbred wools at late rates…

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District News Wickham. Straying Cattle

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 19 March 1896 · page 7

The old saying that "when the cat's away the mice will play" may be applied to the cattle roaming nuisance in the streets of this municipality, for…

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London Wool Sales. Crossbreds Very Firm

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 19 March 1896 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday.—At the London wool auction sales to-day prices for crossbred wools remained very firm…

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Louth Park and Dagworth Farmers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 19 March 1896 · page 8

A meeting of the Louth Park and Dagworth farmers was held at Mr. O'Connell's residence, Louth Park, yesterday afternoon, with the object of discussing several matters…

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London Wool Sales. Market Still Very Active

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 March 1896 · page 4

LONDON, Wednesday.—At the London wool sales to-day only a medium selection was offered, but the tone of the market was generally very active…

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Wool

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 March 1896 · page 2

The arrivals of wool at the two local sheds to date for the present season amount to 54,666 bales, as against 71,834 for the corresponding period of last season…

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London Wool Sales. Prices Unchanged

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 March 1896 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.—At the colonial wool auction sales to-day an excellent selection of wools was offered. Prices for all classes wore unchanged…

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Importation of Wheat and Flour. An Enormous Increase. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 March 1896 · page 5

FROM, the official statistics it is gathered that slued January let 1,369,035 bushels of wheat, valued at £251,786, and 9300 tons of flour, valued at £83,471, have been imported into…

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London Wool Sales. Close of the Series

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 23 March 1896 · page 5

LONDON, Friday.—The colonial wool auction sales closed to-day. The tone of the market was firm, and prices generally show an increase of 5 per…

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West Australian Cattle Trade

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 March 1896 · page 8

A grave misapprehenrion appears to have arisen in the Maitland district with regard to the exportation of cattle to Western Australia, and as a result of this one fairly large…

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